Police & Fire: January 30, 2013

Sault Police were on routine patrol late Tuesday evening when they observed a vehicle make an illegal left turn from Sheridan onto Ashmun.

A subsequent traffic stop coupled with a battery of failed sobriety tests resulted in the arrest of Frank E. Lacoy, 47, for operating while intoxicated. Lacoy was also cited for an improper left turn before being booked into the Chippewa County Jail.

Disorderly endangering

City police were called to the 500 block of Osborn shortly after 3 a.m. today after a patient had been discharged from War Memorial Hospital but was refusing to leave the premises. Police arrived on the scene and encouraged the man to head outside. Authorities initially encouraged the man to get a taxi only to learn that he was lacking in both funds and a destination.

Noting his apparent intoxicated state and the cold temperatures, officers determined he would be unable to care for himself and arrested Otto Krull, 74, of the Sault for disorderly endangering.

Krull was booked into the Chippewa County Jail.

Loud argument

Sault Police were called to a local apartment complex shortly before 4 a.m. today on reports of a loud argument in process, arriving to find a man and woman squabbling. An investigation determined that neither party had been assaulted and the male was wanted on outstanding warrants.

After determining that authorities would not drive to the Sault to transport the man back to their respective jurisdictions, police offered to give the man a ride to a local bus stop — quieting the argument and allowing him to prepare for his pending trip to Saginaw.

No additional law enforcement action was required.

Animal sighting

Finally, city police were called to the 3400 block of Lakeshore on Tuesday to investigate reports of a cougar walking the shoreline of the Upper St. Marys River.

Officers took off on foot to investigate finding tracks they determined may have been made by a small dog or fox.

Neither the cougar nor any sign of the big cat were located during the search.